NULL pointer dereference in xpdf - CVE-2022-41843
Published: March 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74024
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41843
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
xpdf
Gentoo Linux
app-text/xpdf
Gentoo Linux
app-text/xpdf
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41843
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
app-text/xpdf - update to 4.05